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Clare Sager
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September 26 - December 3, 2022
Her gift in his. She’d said his was there inside hers, too. And hadn’t it happened as they’d made love? Had they inadvertently performed this ‘bonding ritual’?
“A ship is safe at shore, but that’s not what ships are built for. Your heart is the same.”
“So, let me get this straight. You have indeed taken your dowry and used it to buy The Morrigan under the mistaken belief that I needed saving.”
He is my complement, my match in drive and determination, and my opposite in the things I lack. He’s my partner in crime, and I want him to be my partner in captaincy.”
“I meant everything I said out there. I want you at my side, not above or below me.” “Shame.” “Later,” she whispered,
“You cry. You feel. This isn’t weak. This is living. This is loving.”
She reminded us to temper intellect with kindness, to marry firmness with fairness, and to always, always sing.”
“And yet you only found it when you needed it for the right reasons.”
After lightning had fired from her finger so precisely, she tried a different method of communication with this crew. Holding still and focused, she thought the words she couldn’t say in this form at the worn planks of the deck, pulled crackling energy from herself and— Buzz, snap. Thin threads of lightning traced across the deck, spelled out letters and faded, leaving them burned into the timber.